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The Times sets its WMD record straight
The Times sets its WMD record straight
05/26/2004 02:59 AMStay up late on the West Coast and you get tomorrow's New York Times
today. Tonight brings a long
"From the Editors" note that reconsiders the WMD
hysteria that marked some of its prewar coverage and marred its
reputation:
"It is still possible that chemical or biological weapons will be
unearthed in Iraq, but in this case it looks as if we, along with the
administration, were taken in. And until now we have not reported that
to our readers."
"We consider the story of Iraq's weapons, and of the pattern of
misinformation, to be unfinished business. And we fully intend to
continue aggressive reporting aimed at setting the record straight."
For the Times, this transparency thing is still very new. And
admitting that major stories that helped launch an ill-conceived war
were at best careless and at worst fraudulent is a painful thing for
any journalistic enterprise. But admitting mistakes is the first step
toward preventing their recurrence.
Now if we can only get our president to understand that principle.
Instead, here he is solemnly announcing, in his speech last night,
that "Iraq is now the central front in the war on terror." Sure it is.
How did it get that way? It wasn't such a front before we invaded. Our
mistakes -- Bush's mistakes -- opened another front for bin Ladenism
to exploit.
Will Saletan in Slate has a smart deconstruction of
the strange rhetoric in Bush's speech that omits any acknowledgment of
missteps and all reference to his own agency in the unfolding Iraq
disaster. Bush hasn't done anything; instead, "history is moving." It
would be funny if there weren't so many lives already lost, and more
on the line.
German IT agency sets record straight on
IE
German IT agency sets record straight on
IE
09/16/2004 09:20 AMIn response to the growing number of viruses infecting computers, a
spokesman for Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)
has suggested that users consider alternatives to Microsoft Corp.'s
Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser. But the agency did not recommend
that users steer clear of Microsoft products, the spokesman said,
refuting a press release issued Tuesday by browser developer Opera
Software ASA.
German IT agency sets record straight on
Explorer
German IT agency sets record straight on
Explorer
09/16/2004 04:58 PMA spokesman for Germany's Federal Office for Information Security has
said users should consider alternatives to Microsoft's Internet
Explorer Web browser, but it didn't recommend that they steer clear of
Microsoft products.
Joel sets the matter straight
Joel sets the matter straight
06/09/2004 05:54 AMRDF-simple-API.
RDF-simple-API
Submitted by joeldg on Tue, 06/08/2004 - 16:11.
There is currently a lot of talk on the rdfdev list
over converting a version of RAP to work with a simple FOAF parser
that only needs to grab a few things.
Well, I agree with this on principle, I also
feel that 'feature creep' is what kills (or at least partially dooms a
lot of projects) and as I used to tell overzealous project managers
"Lets just get this working with the minimal features first" before
going head over heels into some bell or whistle or 'blinky-light' you
(or the client) would like to see in it.
I usually try to work this way. I manage most
of the time but often even I get stuck in the "it has to do
'everything'" mode and that will kill my productivity for a day or two
until I grab myself and shake for a while until I am back to the
"core" of what needs to be done.
When I worked as a systems analyst and would be
creating diagrams of core functionality for this or that it really
helped refine for developers (which I also was one of) and everyone
involved because it gave you a map. (last count I have done DFD's,
ERD's etc and even data dictionaries for over a hundred projects that
have been brought to completion for clients.)
So, lets just have a nice map for where this is
going "before" jumping off a proverbial bridge and then trying to
swing a grappling hook back up as we are falling.
Ask a few
questions (I know it seems simple, but bear with me):
1) What
does it 'need' to do?
2) What language(s) does it 'need' to be done
in?
3) What does the client want that can wait for a later refine
and further work? (i.e. what can they live without that they say they
cannot?)
4) What exactly do we need to do to support this?
5)
and finally, is there something that 'works' currently out there so we
don't have to do this at all? (programmers are lazy by
nature...)
Note the use of the word "need" above, if
it does not fit in that, it is extra and can wait or be
tossed.
As an example, for core functionality of FOAFnet, why
the hell would we ever want to put in WOT or airport codes? It is not
and will never be needed for that. (For sub-projects yes, but not for
FOAFnet core)
Anyway, I propose a marriage of a couple of
things.
1) a
pre-existing
class that has already been done that can handle
everything we currently need (triples-based-parsing) and it is faster
than RAP and sits at around 30k if you rip the comments.
2) my little rdf->tree parser which is easy.
(
here is the source) which is geared
towards being nothing but fast but is easily extensible with more
functions. (it fufills some of my core functionality for simplicity
and has already proved itself in the "real world" for a scutter I
wrote to comb through foafs (lj, typepad etc all that)
I think
that joining those two is perfect and that I what I will be working
on. RAP for base level usuage will still be too big because once you
made room to put in the kitchen sink you can't unmake the
room.
Another reality (that some people are going to have to be
force-fed) is that people who handroll their FOAF's are currently in
the MAJOR minority [editor's note:
sorry]. Almost all FOAF being used today is
generated on the big sites and uses only a small portion of the FOAF
vocab and then only the most stable and useful portions [of FOAF] or
portions that are easy to infer from their current data.
A lot of people are seriously paranoid about
privacy issues. For instance, the most oft asked question about
the
MeNowDocument
vocab is privacy issues. i.e. do people really need to know this about
me, and would anyone really care? I feel I have addressed a lot of
these issues in the spec itself (i.e. it is obviously optional, and
scripts handle most of it.) Anyway I digress.
Handrolled
FOAF's I predict will cease to exist within a year or two at most.
[editor's note:
here
here]This is a "machine" readable and
"writable" format people, and honestly, how often do you "view source"
on webpages anymore?
Feel free to disagree, but if you do, at
least let me know why.
Joel has been getting attacked for writing a
simple, fast, highly optimized FOAF parser that ONLY recognizes the
parts of FOAF - which are in our FOAFnet spec.
On one side you can say "that's all we need, so
let's not worry about anything else" - while on the other side
you can fear that your well tuned, highly refined, incredibly elegant
architecture and plans - which aren't done yet - will never happen,
because your spec is being highjacked by short term thinking
malcontents.
Guess which side I'm on?
Folks just have to realize that we have to take
baby steps before we can walk. It's really hard to get 25-50
companies - to all agree on a spec for passing entire social networks
between systems.
But we promise - we really do - that we'll add
more FOAF vocabulary - juicy items like Node ID,
foaf:knows or rel:acquaintance - just as soon
as we get really basic import/export working - with JUST:
- name
- image (depiction)
- email (sha1sum encrypted)
- and a list of names of
friends
That's it.
This is a message that Joel De Gan needed to send
to the FOAFnet and rdfweb heads who were trying to tell him that his
optmized parser was........
Former Intel exec sets Wi-Fi crowd
straight
Former Intel exec sets Wi-Fi crowd
straight
12/04/2003 05:59 PMLes Vadasz, who retired from Intel earlier this year, told the Wi-Fi
Planet Conference & Expo that much remains to be done before wireless
LANs are considered secure and easy to use.
Dell Sets Linux-PC Story Straight
Dell Sets Linux-PC Story Straight
07/07/2004 02:23 PMEnterprise Linux I.T. Jul 7 2004 6:46PM GMT
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 builds momentum with
record 5.6 million downloads in first
two weeks; Wins c|Net's Editor's Choice
Award
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 builds momentum with
record 5.6 million downloads in first
two weeks; Wins c|Net's Editor's Choice
Award
12/17/2004 06:41 PMDell Sets Linux-PC Story Straight
(NewsFactor)
Dell Sets Linux-PC Story Straight
(NewsFactor)
07/07/2004 03:00 PMNewsFactor - A PC dealer in Europe has begun selling Dell (Nasdaq:
DELL) desktop computers equipped with Linux, but Dell has distanced
itself from the announcement, saying that the systems were customized
by the dealer, and that it is not the first time a reseller has loaded
Linux onto Dell computers.
Record sales down 4 years straight
Record sales down 4 years straight
04/11/2004 07:00 AM"Fourth consecutive annual drop blamed squarely on illegal file
sharing" says vnunet. "The 2003 decline reflects consumers' continuing
practice to download songs illegally from the Internet" says the Miami
Herald. "Global music sales had another difficult year in 2003 under
the combined effects of digital and physical piracy and competition
from other entertainment products," the Hollywood Reporter parrots.
"Global sales of recorded music slid again in 2003 as piracy and
illegal downloading continued to inflict damage," Newsday harps.
"Industry executives blame European consumers for burning music onto
blank compact discs or downloading the music for free off the Internet
rather than buy from the local record shop" says Forbes. The The
Moscow Times claims "Pirates Taking a Toll on $32Bln Music Industry".
Not a single one of them mentioned the four year boycott of the
major labels, which started right before the slump in sales started.
Setting the 'Palladium' Record Straight
Setting the 'Palladium' Record Straight
05/05/2004 01:58 PMReports of Palladium's death are greatly exaggerated, Microsoft
claims. Contrary to a published report circulating Wednesday, the
company is not killing its Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
technology, officials said. The company is tweaking the platform, but
Version 1 is still on track to debut as part of Longhorn, said the
Microsoft brass.
Setting the record straight on tariffs
Setting the record straight on tariffs
10/31/2003 07:26 PMSetting the record straight on insider
IT trading
Setting the record straight on insider
IT trading
06/09/2004 12:22 PMThere has been a considerable amount of reader feedback and debate
about the nature of some recent insider selling at SCO Group. So we
thought it would be valuable to examine exactly what constitutes
insider trading. Some of this includes extracts of legal definitions,
so it's a bit heavy going in parts but still necessary to include the
exact wording on these things. You might want to bookmark this article
for reference purposes.
Setting the record straight on those
digital music files
Setting the record straight on those
digital music files
11/06/2003 04:11 AMSunspot Nov 6 2003 3:51AM ET
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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: AN
ANALYSIS OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S
PATRIOT ACT WEBSITE"
"
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: AN
ANALYSIS OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S
PATRIOT ACT WEBSITE"
11/01/2003 09:36 AMSetting the Record Straight: An Analysis
of the Justice Department's PATRIOT Act
Website October 27, 2003
Setting the Record Straight: An Analysis
of the Justice Department's PATRIOT Act
Website October 27, 2003
10/31/2003 02:59 PMSetting The Record Straight: An Analysis Of The Justice Department's
Patriot Act Website .. point for point rebuttal .. The full
article
cdt.org/security/usapatriot/031027cdt.shtml
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HP sets revenue record in Q2
HP sets revenue record in Q2
05/18/2004 07:22 PMMore than just a printing face
SPAM Sets New Record
SPAM Sets New Record
09/20/2004 02:48 AMAnti-spam solution provider OnlyMyEmail.com reports another all-time
high in spam emails sent to their clients. [PRWEB Sep 20, 2004]
Electron microscope sets record
Electron microscope sets record
09/21/2004 10:32 AMglobetechnology.com Sep 21 2004 1:55PM GMT
kobayashi sets a world record
kobayashi sets a world record
07/04/2004 08:07 PMthe world has never seen a greater eater
Kobayashi Sets Record for Hot Dog Eating
(AP)
Kobayashi Sets Record for Hot Dog Eating
(AP)
07/04/2004 05:23 PMAP - For the fourth straight year, rail-thin Takeru "The Tsunami"
Kobayashi chewed up the competition at the Nathan's Famous hot dog
eating contest Sunday, breaking his own previous world record.
Internet2 sets new speed record
Internet2 sets new speed record
04/21/2004 04:56 AMZDNet UK Apr 21 2004 9:43AM GMT
Holiday e-shopping sets record
Holiday e-shopping sets record
12/29/2003 06:48 PMOnline spending, excluding travel, reached a record $15.8 billion from
Nov. 1 through Dec. 19, according to the most recent "eSpending"
survey by Goldman Sachs, Harris Interactive and Nielsen/NetRatings.
Tway Sets Record by Making 12 on Par-3
(AP)
Tway Sets Record by Making 12 on Par-3
(AP)
03/28/2005 01:40 PMAP - Former PGA champion Bob Tway set a dubious record Monday by
hitting four balls into the water and making a 12 on the par-3 17th
island green at The Players Championship.
Man Sets Record With 157 Squibs on Body
(AP)
Man Sets Record With 157 Squibs on Body
(AP)
04/18/2005 06:26 PMAP - A man has set a Guinness world record for the most squibs to be
set off on a human body. On April 11, his 35th birthday, Mike
Daugherty donned a wet suit with 160 squibs riveted to it. Squibs are
similar to blasting caps and are used to simulate gunshots in movies.
Internet Advertising Sets New Record
Internet Advertising Sets New Record
05/24/2004 09:51 PMSearch Engine Lowdown May 25 2004 1:55AM GMT
Ind. Man Sets Continuous Bowling Record
(AP)
Ind. Man Sets Continuous Bowling Record
(AP)
12/31/2003 06:15 AMAP - Gene Wethington's quest to bowl for the longest continuous
stretch on record left his fingers swollen as he borrowed lighter
balls and larger holes were drilled for him.
Amazon sets one-day sales record
Amazon sets one-day sales record
12/27/2004 05:31 PMThe Seattle retailer said it logged orders of 2.8 million units on its
busiest day, or about 32 items per second worldwide, boosted by
shoppers flocking to the site to snap up iPods and books.
'Fahrenheit 9/11' Sets Documentary
Record (AP)
'Fahrenheit 9/11' Sets Documentary
Record (AP)
06/27/2004 02:48 PMAP - Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" took in a whopping $21.8
million in its first three days, becoming the first documentary ever
to debut as Hollywood's top weekend film.
Electronic Tax Filing Sets Record
Electronic Tax Filing Sets Record
04/12/2004 04:56 AMTax collectors are seeing a spike in electronically filed tax returns.
Most are from home computers and many are using the free IRS software,
indicating growing trust in IRS online security.
Lara sets Test record
Lara sets Test record
04/12/2004 11:18 AMBrian Lara hits the highest score in Test history as the West Indies
set a huge total against England in Antigua.
'Fockers' Sets Christmas Day Record (AP)
'Fockers' Sets Christmas Day Record (AP)
12/26/2004 08:15 PMAP - Millions of Americans went shopping for comedy this weekend,
giving the star-studded "Meet the Fockers" the record for the best
single Christmas Day box office take. The sequel, reuniting Ben
Stiller and Robert De Niro and adding Dustin Hoffman and Barbra
Streisand as Stiller's parents, earned $44.7 million over the
holiday weekend according to studio estimates.
Online shopping sets record
Online shopping sets record
12/30/2003 06:14 AMZDNet UK Dec 30 2003 5:08AM ET
Texting passion sets new record
Texting passion sets new record
07/23/2004 06:07 AMBritons' continue their love affair with text messaging, making it
another record month for June.
Electronic Filing of Taxes Sets Record
Electronic Filing of Taxes Sets Record
04/09/2004 05:20 PMAP via Daily Press Apr 9 2004 9:40PM GMT
Japanese Train Sets A Speed Record Of
581 kph
Japanese Train Sets A Speed Record Of
581 kph
12/03/2003 07:32 AMAzuma writes "Last night, on December 2, a high-speed Japanese train
set a new record of 581 kph, breaking its own previous record. The new
Maglev high speed ...
Colts Win As Manning Sets TD Pass Record
(AP)
Colts Win As Manning Sets TD Pass Record
(AP)
12/26/2004 06:42 PMAP - Peyton Manning wanted the win more than the record. He got both.
Manning rallied his Indianapolis Colts from a 15-point deficit in the
final quarter, throwing his record-breaking 49th touchdown of the
season to help tie the game in the last minute of regulation, and then
led the winning drive in overtime as the Colts defeated San Diego
34-31 Sunday.
Smarty Jones Sets Preakness Record
Smarty Jones Sets Preakness Record
05/15/2004 09:37 PMReuters via Wired News May 16 2004 1:40AM GMT
GOP sets fund-raising record at event
GOP sets fund-raising record at event
05/05/2004 05:06 PMRoman glass sets auction record
Roman glass sets auction record
07/15/2004 03:47 AMA delicate glass bowl, dating from the third Century AD, sells for
more than £2.6m at an auction in London.
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